salmotrutta – Page 10

A colourful Autumn Sunset.

As the days shorten and the sun drops in the sky the sunsets can be more vivid!

A Damsels dinner?

The fly seems oblivious to the Red Damsels presence! (The Damselfly is approximately 4cm in length!

‘Cygnet’ update.

From this to……

… this. All eight cygnets after three and a half months have survived any dangers and are nearly as big as the adults.

High-wire Dragonfly!

This female Common Darter dragonfly landed on the barbed wire and …..

…..in a moderate wind had to cling on tight! (Actual size approximately four cms!)

corbyloch.co.uk photos.

Unfortunately one.com have ceased using one.photo, entries for the photos page have been saved and the page will be dormant for the time being. Salmotrutta blog will still operate as normal!

Beautiful in a different way!

The ‘mosaic’ under-wing of the Peacock butterfly.

Meet the Swan family!

Mr Swan (the Cob) …..

….. Mrs Swan (the Pen). The large ‘growths’ at the base of the beak are known as the Basal knob, usually larger on the Cob and often increasing in size during the breeding season.…..

….. and the youngsters. In ten weeks all eight have grown fast, have avoided the early dangers and are becoming more independent. As they grow they are now developing white feathers. The Lapwings in the foreground seem unimpressed!

Beauty and …..

….. the striking and distinctive colours of the Peacock butterfly and …..

….. the caterpillar of the Peacock butterfly working its way through the grasses on the edge of the track. Regrettably year by year the numbers of butterflies around the Loch have diminished fortunately this year there are still a few in evidence.